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Commission on the Arts awards $880,000 in grants to 38 counties; agency cites $2.7 billion economic impact
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The Commission on the Arts told JFAC it awarded about $880,000 in grants in the prior fiscal year across 38 counties and highlighted the arts' $2.7 billion annual economic impact in Idaho and roughly 22,000 jobs supported.
The Commission on the Arts told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6 that it distributed about $880,000 in grants in the last fiscal year to schools and nonprofit organizations in 38 of Idaho’s 44 counties and emphasized the sector’s economic role in the state.
Budget analyst Kellen McGurkin told the committee the commission’s appropriations split roughly fifty‑fifty between state general funds and National…
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